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Cazzola of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Named Honda DIII Athlete of the Year

Jun 19, 2014

Christy Cazzola, a senior track
& field standout from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, was
named the 2014 Honda DIII Athlete of the Year as announced by
Executive Director Chris Voelz of THE Collegiate Women Sports
Awards (CWSA) presented by Honda.

Cazzola will be presented with the award at the live telecast of
the 2014 Collegiate Women Sports Awards show presented by Honda on
Monday, June 30th, at the USC Galen Center Founders Room
in Los Angeles, Calif.

Cazzola, a two-time Woman of the Year nominee for track &
field, was named the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA) National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
for the second straight season. She is the first female to garner
the honor twice. She was also named the NCAA Division III
Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet for the second time at the
NCAA Championship and is a three-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Championship Performer of the
Meet.

The senior from Kaukauna, Wis., capped her record-breaking
career with three titles at the 2014 NCAA Division III Outdoor
Championship and finishes her career with a total of 16 national
titles- eight indoor and eight outdoor. In addition, she won the
2012 Division III Cross Country Championship. Her career numbers
also include 27 WIAC championship, 12 indoor, 12 outdoor and three
cross country.

At the Outdoor Championship,
Cazzola set a national meet record winning the 800-meter with her
time of 2:05.23. Her 5,000-meter mark of 16:29.96 was both a school
record and stadium record. Cazzola is also the first woman to win
the 1,500-meter race four consecutive years after clocking a
4:32.51.

Off the track, Cazzola received her bachelor’s degree
during January with a 3.34 grade-point average in secondary
education. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree at
UW-Oshkosh. Cazzola was named to the College Sports Information
Directors of America Academic All-America Team the last three
years.

THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards has honored the
nation’s top NCAA women athletes for 37 years, recognizing
superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and
eagerness to participate in community service. Since commencing its
sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $2.7 million in
institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and
nominees to support women’s athletics programs at the
institutions.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has been a partner of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program since 1986. Honda has donated more than $3.1 million in institutional grants to the athletes' universities over the course of the program.